01711cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015608 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513562797 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Togo : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (33 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper discusses the assessment of economic activity in Togo in absence of quarterly GDP series. Togo collects about 40 macroeconomic indicators monthly that span a wide range of sectors of the economy. The selection of the variables for the economic activity index is conducted by finding the combination of variables. The indicators are aggregated into an index using a methodology used by the Conference Board. Then an economic activity index is constructed that effectively replicates the historical growth rates of real GDP in Togo. The selected index minimizes the deviations between the growth rates of the indicator and actual real GDP growth over 2002-13. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/310 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2015/310/002.2015.issue-310-en.xml IMF e-Library